Adorable stop motion celebrates Hello Kitty's 40th anniversary

Commissioned by Sanrio and The Japanese American National Museum, TADO were asked to create this animation to celebrate Hello Kitty's 40th anniversary. Taking about two months to complete, everything was created in TADO's basement in Sheffield, with a bit of help from their friends Alex Veitch (lighting advisor), Nick Hunter (wood-wizard) and Ben Ridley (music and sound design).

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Sammy Maine

Sammy Maine was a founding member of the Creative Bloq team way back in the early 2010s, working as a Commissioning Editor. Her interests cover graphic design in music and film, illustration and animation. Since departing, Sammy has written for The Guardian, VICE, The Independent & Metro, and currently co-edits the quarterly music journal Gold Flake Paint.